Pronunciation /ˌɑːdʒɪˈbɑːdʒi//ˌɑːɡɪˈbɑːɡi/

nounargy-bargies

‘Yesterday, Sal had a wobbly moment at school that Flynn hadn't previously been aware of; he soon realises that it came straight after their bit of argy-bargy in the diner.’

‘There's nothing like getting involved in a bit of argy-bargy to take your mind off the fact that you haven't moved in 20 minutes.’

‘There was a bit of argy-bargy in the scrum, but nothing worth reading too much into.’

‘Senegal win a corner on the left, but there's a bit of argy-bargy in the box.’

‘There's a great bit of cultural/political argy-bargy going on in the current issue of JMI, the music magazine that makes a habit of stirring things up in the worlds of traditional and classical music.’

‘There has been a bit of argy-bargy in the House this afternoon, but I am absolutely serious when I say that this is an issue that is critical to New Zealand's future.’

‘It was a good race, there was no argy-bargy going on.’

‘The argy-bargy overshadowed a fascinating and fluctuating game.’

‘The Portuguese striker, of course, was central to another bout of argy-bargy.’

‘But each issue should be taken on its merits… The search for a federal system that is supple enough to serve our economic and social needs today and into the future is far too important to be sacrificed to political argy-bargy.’

‘Why we're still having this argy-bargy is that the two main parties are anxious to put off what they believe will be this election's make-or-break issue for them.’

‘There is often both argy-bargy and trickiness in discussions, and truth, justice and common sense are often casualties.’

‘It was a lot of fun - it is said that good wine makes for great conversation, and I am pleased to say that there was no major political argy-bargy going on.’

‘It looked, without prejudice, a moment of unstructured argy-bargy.’

‘No raised voices, no argy-bargy, just Alfred and three or four chefs calmly taking care of the orders as they come in.’

‘The venue for all this intellectual argy-bargy was the rectory of Sacred Heart Church in Hubbard Woods, where my Uncle Reynold was pastor.’

‘He has been a good chairman and put up with a lot of argy-bargy.’

‘They all waited, and then there was a bit of an argy-bargy.’

‘Legal argy-bargy between the different memory companies is also likely to have a serious effect on the entire PC industry, and eventually on consumers too.’

‘Strangely enough after a bit of argy-bargy the play was transformed and both sides improved as did the quality of the game.’